Heritage Bank declares May ‘Children Banking Month’

Heritage Bank has declared this month as Children Banking Month as part of its children financial literacy initiative to commemorate the youngsters on May 27.

Aptly themed:Taking TheEarly Lead, the Heritage Children Banking Month, which activities will directly impact a minimum of 320 primary and secondary schools nationwide this year, is in recognition of the pivotal role children play as the leaders of tomorrow.

The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Director, IfieSekibo, who made the declaration, said: “We are dedicating this month to our young customers with the aim of encouraging them through their parents to imbibe the culture of saving.”

Sekibo stated that “aligned with the dedication is our financial literacy campaign, geared towards equipping our future leaders with the requisite knowledge to make them better leaders in keeping with the bank’s vision of creating, preserving and transferring wealth across generations”

Each experience centre, a nomenclature of the bank for its branches, is expected to select two primary or secondary schools within its area of operation and interface with them.